poison
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
Types & categories
- substance hypernym
- atropine hyponym
- hyoscyamine hyponym
- toxin hyponym
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Sense 2 verb
spoil as if by poison
poison someone's mind
Types & categories
- debauch hypernym
Related & opposite
- poison derivation
Sense 3 noun
anything that harms or destroys
the poison of fascism
Types & categories
- destructiveness hypernym
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Sense 4 verb
kill with poison
She poisoned her husband
Types & categories
- kill hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
add poison to
Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her
Types & categories
- change hypernym
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Sense 6 verb
kill by its poison
This mushrooms can poison
Types & categories
- kill hypernym
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Sense 7 verb
administer poison to
She poisoned her husband but he did not die
Types & categories
- drug hypernym
- intoxicate hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | envenom |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | poison |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | poison |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | poisonous |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | substance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | atropine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hyoscyamine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | toxin |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | poison |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | debauch |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | poison |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | venomous |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | toxicant |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | destructiveness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | poisoning |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | poisoner |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | poison |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | poison |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | kill |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | poisoning |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | poison |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | poison |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | poison |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | poison |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | kill |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | poisoning |
| 7 | verb group | Related & opposite | poison |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | drug |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | intoxicate |